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6 AM PT, 7 Hours of Classes, 120-Day Tour—and AIR 17: The Story of Ravinandan Gupta

16 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Ravinandan Gupta, son of a small shopkeeper from Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district, secured AIR 17 in UPSC IFS 2025 while undergoing rigorous Range Forest...

Beyond Headlines

Beyond Policing: How IPS Bhojram Patel Is Empowering Villages Through ‘Pahal’ in Chhattisgarh’s Mungeli

16 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

A Story That Begins in a Small Village and Returns to Serve It: Through ‘Pahal’, the Mungeli SP is turning...

UPSC

UPSC Prelims Result 2026 Declared: 13,343 Candidates Qualify for Civil Services Mains; Check Results Here

15 June 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

UPSC data shows that 8,19,372 candidates had registered for the examination, which was held for approximately...

Bureaucracy in News

The New Power Cadres: How Haryana and Rajasthan Became the Top Choice for Civil Service Couples

15 June 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

Haryana and Rajasthan are quietly emerging as India’s new ‘power cadres’, as marriage-linked transfers...

Beyond Bureaucracy

The Source Code Playbook: Rewriting India’s Defence Strategy for Tomorrow's War

15 June 2026

Indian Masterminds Bureau

India’s next military advantage may not come from bigger weapons, but from owning the source code, technology,...

Must Read

Major IAS Reshuffle in Kerala: 47 Officers Transferred; B. Ashok Appointed Higher Education Principal Secretary, N. Prashanth Gets Sports

9 June 2026

Who Is IAS Pooja M? Karaikal Officer Who Jailed Three Sons for Neglecting Their Elderly Father

8 June 2026

West Bengal Transfers 18 IAS Officers in Major Administrative Reshuffle; Anup Kumar Agarwal, Nandini Chakraborty Get Key Posts

10 June 2026

Videos

Amar Preet Singh: The Fighter Pilot Who Rose from Tejas Trials to Lead the Indian Air Force

13 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal: How a Punjab-Born Lawyer Rose to Lead Tamil Nadu Police

10 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

How an IRS Officer Spent Five Years Decoding 4,000 Years of Indian Culture

9 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

Bureaucracy News

Jammu and Kashmir: IFS Suresh Kumar Gupta Appointed JKWRRA Chairperson to Strengthen Water Governance

16 June 2026

Centre Assigns Additional Charge to Anil Malik; J&K-Born IAS Syed Abid Rashid Shah Gets Chandigarh Health Department Responsibility

15 June 2026

Patanjali Civil Services Academy Launched in Haridwar; UPSC, IAS & IPS Aspirants to Receive 2-Year Residential Training

15 June 2026

Centre Revises Posting of Former CBSE Secretary Himanshu Gupta IAS; Assigned to Ladakh Instead of Andaman & Nicobar

15 June 2026

Ex-IAS Officer Vivek Atray Launches Sixth Book ‘Not So Randomly Yours’ in Chandigarh, Advocates Inner Peace

15 June 2026

Haryana IAS Cadre Strength Increased from 215 to 226; Centre Creates 11 New Posts After 7.5 Years

15 June 2026

PSU News

MGL Makes Landmark Appointment: Devi Nair Becomes First Woman General Manager in 250-Year History

16 June 2026

MCL Signs ₹17 Lakh CSR MoU for Battery-Operated Patient Transport Vehicles in Odisha, Boosts Rural Healthcare Access

15 June 2026

RailTel Secures ₹15.78 Crore Defence Order from Munitions India for MPLS Bandwidth Upgrade Under COMNET 2.0

15 June 2026

REC (AI and Digital Transformation Awards)

REC Limited IT Division Wins Multiple National Awards for AI, GenAI and Digital Transformation Excellence

15 June 2026

NHPC Hits Major Milestone as Subansiri Hydroelectric Project Reaches 1250 MW Capacity with Unit 5 Completion

15 June 2026

WCL Introduces Continuous Miner at Saoner Mine in Nagpur, Marks Major Step in Mechanized Coal Production

15 June 2026

SAIL Awards ₹673.32 Crore Contract to SEPC for IISCO Steel Plant Expansion Project in Burnpur

15 June 2026

MOIL Rescue Teams Secure Overall First Position at 54th All India Mines Rescue Competition 2025

15 June 2026

Defence News

Centre Approves Two New NCC Directorates to Deepen Youth Outreach

16 June 2026

DRDO Successfully Tests Indigenous Long-Range Land Attack Cruise Missile

16 June 2026

From NDA to the Frontlines: First Batch of 17 Women Cadets Commissioned as Army, Navy and Air Force Officers

15 June 2026

India-France Partnership Enters New Era: Modi and Macron Announce 13 Strategic Outcomes

15 June 2026

Judiciary News

Odisha High Court Slams Police Over Non-Compliance of Judicial Orders, Directs DGP to Enforce Strict Action

15 June 2026

Big Relief for Employees: Supreme Court Rules Minor Appointment Errors Cannot Cancel Entire Recruitment Process

15 June 2026

Big Relief for Job Seekers: Police Cannot Decide Job Suitability During Verification

15 June 2026

Kerala Elephant Controversy: Supreme Court Says Welfare of Voiceless Animals Comes First

15 June 2026

CSR News

MCL Signs ₹17 Lakh CSR MoU for Battery-Operated Patient Transport Vehicles in Odisha, Boosts Rural Healthcare Access

15 June 2026

SECL Launches Model Anganwadi Centre in Bilaspur Under ₹4.72 Crore CSR Push for Early Childhood Education

9 June 2026

NTPL Signs ₹2.97 Crore CSR MoU with Gandhigram Rural Institute to Establish Gandhi Museum in Tamil Nadu

6 June 2026

NCL Signs ₹25 Lakh MoU with Singrauli Administration for Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan Water Conservation Project

2 June 2026

Opinion

Features

When the state becomes the executioner: Encounter killings and Bulldozer Justice are constitutional crisis India cannot afford to ignore

Vijay Shankar Pandey

Features

WHAT INDIA MUST LEARN FROM A FRAGMENTING WORLD

Col MV Shashidhar

Cartoon of the Week

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UPSC Stories

6 AM PT, 7 Hours of Classes, 120-Day Tour—and AIR 17: The Story of Ravinandan Gupta

16 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Ravinandan Gupta, son of a small shopkeeper from Madhya Pradesh's Singrauli district, secured AIR 17...

From a Two-Bigha Farm to the IPS: How Bhojram Patel Turned Rural Hardship into a Mission of Public Service

From Two-Bigha Farm to IPS Officer: How Chhattisgarh’s Bhojram Patel Turned Rural Hardship into a Mission of Public Service

14 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

Born in Poverty, Driven by Purpose, and Guided by Values—The Inspiring Journey of a Chhattisgarh IPS...

AIR 357 Shreya Jha on Cracking UPSC CSE 2025: ‘Understand the Exam Before Trying to Conquer It’

10 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

AIR 357 Shreya Jha shares her UPSC CSE 2025 success story, preparation strategy, law optional approach,...

Social Media

Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Sita Was Never Silent: How Sita’s Veil Reimagines the Goddess as a Symbol of Strength

13 June 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

Blending mythology, philosophy and feminism, Sita’s Veil reclaims Sita as a figure of strength, agency...

Where Memory Becomes Poetry

7 June 2026

BP Acharya

A moving anthology where three generations unite through poetry, preserving memories, reflections, and...

Combat Chuckles: Twenty-One Stories That Capture the Human Side of the Armed Forces

6 June 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A review of Combat Chuckles, edited by Ratna Manucha, a delightful collection of military humour, cantonment...